Winter Concert 2022 - 1 week!

 

 Attention parents and musicians!

ONE week and counting!

That's right, our Chorus' Winter Concert is only 1 week away!  Please take the time to double-check that everyone is ready for the performance.  Here's a reminder of what was sent out over the past couple of weeks:

• 🎵 The concert is on December 6^th in the E. L. Wright Gym.  The performance starts promptly at 6:30pm, but students are required to be here by 6pm, properly dressed and ready.
  
  
• 🎵 This is a mandatory concert as outlined on page 5 in the Chorus Syllabus.
• 6th Grade Syllabus
• 7th Grade Syllabus
• 8th Grade Syllabus 
  
  
• 🎵 All chorus students are required to wear solid black on top and solid black on bottom.  That is, a black shirt and black pants, skirt, or dress.  There should be no designs, logos, advertisements, words, etc. on the students' concert clothing.  These students have been working very hard to learn their music for this concert and we want to project an air of professionalism.
  
  
• Because there will be so many people in the gym for the concert, comfort is paramount.  Please consider wearing a simple, black t-shirt and a black pants with no rips, tears, cuts, etc...
  
  
  
  
• Shoes do not have to be black, but I would like you to please consider comfort and safety.  Comfort, because the students will be doing a lot of standing.  Safety, because there be a bit of walking.  I've seen way too many students, over the years, slip, trip, and fall in the middle of the concert because they just had to wear heels, slides, Crocs, or flip-flops.  Whatever a student wears on their feet needs to not only be comfortable, but also secure.

• 🎵Be sure to arrive early!  Between the construction and limited parking, parents have had to circle the block multiple times just to find some place to park.  Our lot in front (by the portables), the lot in front of the new school building, and the church across the street will be available for parking.  If you do park on the side of the road, please pull over far enough so traffic isn't interrupted.
  
  
• 🎵Following the concert, I could really use help bringing the keyboard and risers back to the Chorus room, as well as general cleaning up of the gym.  Any help will be greatly appreciated 💜

I cannot thank everyone enough for a fantastic start to this school year.  I'm wicked excited for our future concerts in the new building and the Carowinds competition for the 7^th and 8^th graders in May.  

As always, email me if there are any questions: brafuse@richland2.org 🤗

Benjamin Rafuse

Director of Choruses

E.L. Wright Middle School

Winter Concert 2022 - 2 weeks!

 

 Attention parents and musicians!

TWO weeks and counting!

That's right, our Chorus' Winter Concert is only 2 weeks away!  Please take the time to double-check that everyone is ready for the performance.  Here's a reminder of what was sent out last week:

• 🎵 The concert is on December 6^th in the E. L. Wright Gym.  The performance starts promptly at 6:30pm, but students are required to be here by 6pm, properly dressed and ready.
  
  
• 🎵 This is a mandatory concert as outlined on page 5 in the Chorus Syllabus.
• 6th Grade Syllabus
• 7th Grade Syllabus
• 8th Grade Syllabus 
  
  
• 🎵 All chorus students are required to wear solid black on top and solid black on bottom.  That is, a black shirt and black pants, skirt, or dress.  There should be no designs, logos, advertisements, words, etc. on the students' concert clothing.  These students have been working very hard to learn their music for this concert and we want to project an air of professionalism.
  
  
• Because there will be so many people in the gym for the concert, comfort is paramount.  Please consider wearing a simple, black t-shirt and a black pants with no rips, tears, cuts, etc...
  
  
  
  
• Shoes do not have to be black, but I would like you to please consider comfort and safety.  Comfort, because the students will be doing a lot of standing.  Safety, because there be a bit of walking.  I've seen way too many students, over the years, slip, trip, and fall in the middle of the concert because they just had to wear heels, or Crocs, or flip-flops.  Whatever a student wears on their feet needs to not only be comfortable, but also secure.

• 🎵Be sure to arrive early!  Between the construction and limited parking, parents have had to circle the block multiple times just to find some place to park.  Our lot in front (by the portables) and the church across the street will be available for parking.  If you do park on the side of the road, please pull over far enough so traffic isn't interrupted.
  
  
• 🎵Following the concert, I could really use help bringing the keyboard and risers back to the Chorus room, as well as general cleaning up of the gym.  Any help will be greatly appreciated 💜

I cannot thank everyone enough for a fantastic start to this school year.  I'm wicked excited for our future concerts in the new building and the Carowinds competition for the 7^th and 8^th graders in May.  

As always, email me if there are any questions: brafuse@richland2.org 🤗

Benjamin Rafuse

Director of Choruses

E.L. Wright Middle School

Winter Concert 2022

 Attention parents and musicians!

Three weeks and counting!

Can you believe it?  The Winter Concert is almost here and we have just three weeks to go!  In order to be sure all of our students are prepared, please read through the following list of expectations:

• 🎵 The concert is on December 6^th in the E. L. Wright Gym.  The performance starts promptly at 6:30pm, but students are required to be here by 6pm, properly dressed and ready.
• 🎵 This is a mandatory concert as outlined on page 5 in the Chorus Syllabus.
• 6th Grade Syllabus
• 7th Grade Syllabus
• 8th Grade Syllabus 
• 🎵 All chorus students are required to wear solid black on top and solid black on bottom.  That is, a black shirt and black pants, skirt, or dress.  There should be no designs, logos, advertisements, words, etc. on the students' concert clothing.  These students have been working very hard to learn their music for this concert and we want to project an air of professionalism.
• 🎵Be sure to arrive early!  Between the construction and limited parking, parents have had to circle the block multiple times just to find some place to park.  Our lot in front (by the portables) and the church across the street will be available for parking.  If you do park on the side of the road, please pull over far enough so traffic isn't interrupted.
• 🎵Following the concert, I could really use help bringing the keyboard and risers back to the Chorus room, as well as general cleaning up of the gym.  Any help will be greatly appreciated 💜

I cannot thank everyone enough for a fantastic start to this school year.  I'm wicked excited for our future concerts in the new building and the Carowinds competition for the 7^th and 8^th graders in May.  

As always, email me if there are any questions: brafuse@richland2.org 🤗

Benjamin Rafuse

Director of Choruses

E.L. Wright Middle School